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Election 1960 Results

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1960 US Senate election in Tennessee

Estes Kefauver (Democrat) beat A. Bradley Frazier (Republican) in Tennessee in 1960, 71.7% to 28.2%, a margin of 43.5 points and 360,407 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Estes Kefauver also won.

Democrats led in 88 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Shelby, cast 160,874 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.0 points. The closest was Fayette, where 40 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Estes Kefauver won	Democratic	594,460	71.7%
A. Bradley Frazier	Republican	234,053	28.2%
All other candidates		6	0.0%
Total		828,519

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	115,032 71.5%	45,842 28.5%		160,874	D+43.0
Knox	47,732 63.9%	27,006 36.1%		74,738	D+27.7
Davidson	52,967 83.1%	10,776 16.9%		63,743	D+66.2
Hamilton	33,975 70.6%	14,143 29.4%		48,118	D+41.2
Sullivan	21,338 61.9%	13,108 38.1%		34,446	D+23.9
Anderson	14,537 77.6%	4,206 22.4%		18,743	D+55.1
Washington	12,495 67.9%	5,907 32.1%		18,402	D+35.8
Blount	9,995 58.2%	7,179 41.8%		17,174	D+16.4
Madison	10,081 69.9%	4,351 30.1%		14,432	D+39.7
Carter	7,674 61.3%	4,852 38.7%		12,526	D+22.5
Greene	6,120 54.1%	5,191 45.9%		11,311	D+8.2
Montgomery	9,381 91.0%	923 9.0%		10,304	D+82.1
Roane	7,909 78.7%	2,143 21.3%		10,052	D+57.4
Maury	7,360 76.6%	2,253 23.4%		9,613	D+53.1
McMinn	5,551 61.2%	3,520 38.8%		9,071	D+22.4
Bradley	4,972 55.2%	4,041 44.8%		9,013	D+10.3
Lawrence	5,780 65.1%	3,099 34.9%		8,879	D+30.2
Rutherford	7,739 89.0%	955 11.0%		8,694	D+78.0
Hawkins	4,222 50.8%	4,097 49.2%		8,319	D+1.5
Sumner	7,208 89.8%	823 10.2%		8,031	D+79.5
Gibson	6,573 82.3%	1,410 17.7%		7,983	D+64.7
Coffee	6,285 84.9%	1,116 15.1%		7,401	D+69.8
Monroe	4,273 58.2%	3,070 41.8%		7,343	D+16.4
Hamblen	4,550 62.5%	2,730 37.5%		7,280	D+25.0
Putnam	5,775 81.9%	1,278 18.1%		7,053	D+63.8
Loudon	4,656 66.9%	2,305 33.1%		6,961	D+33.8
Wilson	5,695 82.9%	1,174 17.1%		6,869	D+65.8
Sevier	3,387 49.7%	3,434 50.3%		6,821	R+0.7
Campbell	4,300 64.9%	2,325 35.1%		6,625	D+29.8
Jefferson	3,010 48.1%	3,249 51.9%		6,259	R+3.8
Obion	4,913 84.6%	892 15.4%		5,805	D+69.3
Bedford	4,977 87.4%	718 12.6%		5,695	D+74.8
Franklin	5,022 90.2%	548 9.8%		5,570	D+80.3
Williamson	4,640 83.7%	903 16.3%		5,543	D+67.4
Carroll	3,658 66.2%	1,868 33.8%		5,526	D+32.4
Henry	4,483 81.8%	997 18.2%		5,480	D+63.6
Weakley	4,354 81.9%	960 18.1%		5,314	D+63.9
Dyer	3,910 74.7%	1,323 25.3%		5,233	D+49.4
Lincoln	4,735 91.5%	438 8.5%		5,173	D+83.1
Robertson	4,670 90.3%	499 9.7%		5,169	D+80.7
Giles	4,579 89.9%	514 10.1%		5,093	D+79.8
Warren	4,255 83.6%	833 16.4%		5,088	D+67.3
Marion	3,480 71.4%	1,396 28.6%		4,876	D+42.7
Cumberland	3,075 65.2%	1,644 34.8%		4,719	D+30.3
Dickson	4,155 91.1%	406 8.9%		4,561	D+82.2
Marshall	3,643 82.3%	784 17.7%		4,427	D+64.6
Unicoi	2,385 55.9%	1,884 44.1%		4,269	D+11.7
McNairy	2,635 63.3%	1,528 36.7%		4,163	D+26.6
Cocke	3,139 76.2%	981 23.8%		4,120	D+52.4
Benton	2,442 62.7%	1,453 37.3%		3,895	D+25.4
Tipton	3,276 86.0%	533 14.0%		3,809	D+72.0
Rhea	2,492 66.3%	1,269 33.7%		3,761	D+32.5
Lauderdale	3,128 83.3%	628 16.7%		3,756	D+66.6
Claiborne	2,714 77.2%	800 22.8%		3,514	D+54.5
Henderson	1,805 51.7%	1,689 48.3%		3,494	D+3.3
Hardin	2,288 69.0%	1,029 31.0%		3,317	D+38.0
Humphreys	2,912 89.0%	360 11.0%	1	3,273	D+78.0
Polk	1,875 60.6%	1,218 39.4%		3,093	D+21.2
White	2,515 81.6%	566 18.4%		3,081	D+63.3
Johnson	1,383 45.3%	1,673 54.7%		3,056	R+9.5
Overton	2,629 86.8%	399 13.2%		3,028	D+73.6
Grainger	1,327 44.1%	1,683 55.9%		3,010	R+11.8
Smith	2,595 86.6%	403 13.4%		2,998	D+73.1
Morgan	2,312 77.8%	659 22.2%		2,971	D+55.6
Hickman	2,599 88.2%	347 11.8%		2,946	D+76.4
Scott	1,598 58.9%	1,114 41.1%		2,712	D+17.8
Grundy	2,140 81.5%	485 18.5%		2,625	D+63.0
Cheatham	2,261 91.5%	209 8.5%		2,470	D+83.1
Hardeman	1,689 68.9%	764 31.1%		2,453	D+37.7
Fentress	1,710 70.1%	731 29.9%		2,441	D+40.1
Decatur	1,659 71.7%	654 28.3%		2,313	D+43.5
Dekalb	1,643 74.4%	566 25.6%		2,209	D+48.8
Stewart	2,049 93.9%	132 6.1%		2,181	D+87.9
Macon	1,119 52.6%	1,007 47.4%		2,126	D+5.3
Haywood	1,488 74.1%	519 25.9%		2,007	D+48.3
Bledsoe	1,241 66.3%	631 33.7%		1,872	D+32.6
Jackson	1,623 87.1%	240 12.9%		1,863	D+74.2
Cannon	1,624 88.5%	211 11.5%		1,835	D+77.0
Lewis	1,693 94.0%	109 6.0%		1,802	D+87.9
Chester	1,242 69.3%	551 30.7%		1,793	D+38.5
Union	786 44.1%	998 55.9%		1,784	R+11.9
Fayette	857 48.7%	897 51.0%	5	1,759	R+2.3
Crockett	1,350 77.2%	399 22.8%		1,749	D+54.4
Hancock	713 43.1%	942 56.9%		1,655	R+13.8
Wayne	968 61.5%	606 38.5%		1,574	D+23.0
Lake	1,263 85.2%	219 14.8%		1,482	D+70.4
Houston	1,294 93.4%	92 6.6%		1,386	D+86.7
Clay	1,110 82.7%	232 17.3%		1,342	D+65.4
Sequatchie	988 75.1%	328 24.9%		1,316	D+50.2
Perry	1,048 87.3%	152 12.7%		1,200	D+74.7
Meigs	797 69.3%	353 30.7%		1,150	D+38.6
Trousdale	935 91.6%	86 8.4%		1,021	D+83.2
Pickett	584 63.4%	337 36.6%		921	D+26.8
Van Buren	721 87.6%	102 12.4%		823	D+75.2
Moore	695 92.5%	56 7.5%		751	D+85.1

Counties as they stood in 1960; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+29.6
2020	Bill Hagerty (R)	R+27.0
2018	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+10.8
2014	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+30.0
2012	Bob Corker (R)	R+34.5
2008	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+33.5
2006	Bob Corker (R)	R+2.7
2002	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+9.9
2000	Bill Frist (R)	R+32.9
1996	Fred Thompson (R)	R+24.5
1994	Bill Frist (R)	R+14.3
1990	Albert Gore Jr. (D)	D+37.9
1988	Jim Sasser (D)	D+30.6
1984	Al Gore (D)	D+26.9
1982	Jim Sasser (D)	D+23.9
1978	Howard H. Baker (R)	R+15.2
1976	James R. Sasser (D)	D+5.4
1972	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+23.7
1970	William E. Brock III (R)	R+3.9
1966	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+11.4
1964	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+7.2
1960	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+43.5
1958	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+60.0
1954	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+39.9
1952	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+53.3
1948	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+31.9
1946	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+40.4
1942	A. Tom Stewart (D)	D+47.4
1940	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+41.6
1936	Nathan Bachman (D)	D+56.5
1934	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+27.6
1930	Cordell Hull (D)	D+44.2
1928	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+18.6
1924	Lawrence D. Tyson (D)	D+14.7
1922	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+36.1
1918	John K. Shields (D)	D+24.6
1916	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+9.8

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